Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe/Transcript

Arthur Read: I hope this never happens to you.

Dad: Hurry! They'll be here soon!

D.W. Read: Mom, you missed a spot.

Arthur: No, it's not cleaning day.

D.W.: You missed a spot, Mom.

Arthur: Agh!

D.W.: Higher, higher, higher, a little lower, lower, lower.

Arthur: No, it's not a holiday.

Mom: Lawn mowed?

Arthur: Check!

Dad: Party fun list?

Arthur: Check! It's not a formal dinner.

Mom: Beds made? Teeth brushed? Dog fed?

Arthur: Check, check, check.

D.W.: There, Daddy! That's perfect!

Arthur: It's all these things and more!

Mom: I guess we're as ready as we'll ever be.

Arthur: Welcome to the Read Family Reunion!

(Title Card)

ARTHUR'S COUSIN CATASTROPHE

Written by: Terence Taylor --- Storyboard by: Jean Charles Fink

(Bird snging, thunder crashing)

Binky Barnes: (V.O.) Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe!

(Back to the story)

there early
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can you get that Arthur don't forget the
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list hi welcome to the reach gotcha
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hey there Artie how do you like my new
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camera this supernova solar flash is a
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real dandy well don't just stand there
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mr. piano man invite us in oh right
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welcome to the Reed family reunion come
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on in dad plan party games so get ready
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for fun fun fun Sun fun is my middle
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name
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and I don't need a list to have it money
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don't lag darlin we brought your cousin
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Moe with us Arthur cuz
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no she has a nice surprise for you
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you remember cousin mo don't you
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remember your cousin don't now play nice
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with little cousin Arthur mo sure we're
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gonna have lots of fun aren't we cousin
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Arthur just a simple throw now I'll show
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you when I made up myself it's called
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the head knock em dead hey everybody
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look at Arthur there's no funny oh how
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cute honey look at Arthur he's so funny
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my Arthur certainly growing into an
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excitable boy okay the sauce is ready
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the buns are ready the coals are ready
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everyone's here all we need are the
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burgers and hot dogs burgers and hot
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dogs I didn't get burgers and hot dogs
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that's because I got the burgers and hot
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dogs dear huh that's right ahh
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target sighted I just have to get across
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the backyard and through the party to
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the house then I can hide in my room
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until she's gone how what are you doing
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hiding here in this tree don't run I
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hear mow as a big surprise plan for you
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this year we'll see about that yeah
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maybe she wants to give you a ride in
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the washing machine then hang you on the
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clothesline to dry or maybe yeah Arthur
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help me down Arthur hey Ricky look at my
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boy go quite an athlete huh Betty beats
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Artie in the sack race oh my gosh the
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sack race I forgot to get sacks broom
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closet behind the mob Arthur look what I
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brought my comic collection this is
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Spider guy number one I have to try
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three copies of mr. stupendous but it
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was worth it I don't think mrs. to
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Venice can ever be spotted I that's for
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sure
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Oh anyway this is the latest issue of
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mega metal hello dear I thought I just
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give you a little hand I know how hard
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cooking for a crowd can be really
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Loretta I'm doing fine nonsense I just
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popped into the kitchen and guess what I
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found
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this flip o matic I sent you doesn't
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seem to have been used much maybe you
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don't know how just set the spring like
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this slip it under the burgers and then
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presto I may have that set a little too
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high what a perfect day the sun is
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shining the air is clear the burgers ooh
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okay time for fun fun fun with the sack
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race on your mark get set
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hold on just let me get focused
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Oh Arthur want to join the sack race
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it's fun fun fun sorry dad burlap makes
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me itch Oh ready get set go
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wow-whee that Arty's fast for a little
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fella I guess we could turn it down one
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more notch
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my latest project is an original mystery
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it's about a man haunted by his past on
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the run from a dreaded enemy who's
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hounded everywhere he goes
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it seems like there's no escape oh you
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mean like the fugitive Oh name is Arab
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or just like the 39 stepmother
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well yes but completely different
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you're doing it
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you're gonna win
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a hard-boiled next time bridge over the
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River Kwai The Bridges of Madison County
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a bridge too far
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London Bridge is falling down Oh
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we give up its been half an hour
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already honestly on the bridges of
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medieval Paris a record of early 14th
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century life by Virginia Wylie Eggbert
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we said pick a popular book well all my
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friends have read it everybody ready for
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musical shoes oh honey I think
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everyone's ready to rest now nonsense
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I'm gonna make sure this is a reunion to
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remember now where's Arthur he's missing
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all the fun fun huh I'm sure it's just a
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sonic
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it's probably just a light shower of
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course dear whatever you say
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ah Arthur it's only me GW can you just
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tap me on the shoulder like anyone else
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I slipped hey maybe the road will wash
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out in mo we'll have to stay with us all
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week wouldn't that be fun
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Arthur are you feeling okay
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what's that
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No No
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oh you mean like this what did you learn
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to buy when I saw you played the other
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meeting yes it made me want to learn too
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I've been looking for you all day so I
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could show you I thought you wanted to
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decorate me like a Christmas tree or
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launch me in the space you you're my
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favorite relative the only reason I come
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to these dumb reunions is to play with
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you I'm glad it's a piano this time hey
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everybody
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forget my min somatic demonstration this
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is where the real party is
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I don't want to miss a minute rain or no
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rain this has been the biggest that best
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reunion ever
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you t

After all the cousins had gone home Arthur listened to when you wish upon a star from Pinocchio.